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this poetry reading i got to do this week with carolyn forche is one of my favorite events of all time. if you missed it, here's a recording - her wisdom during the q&a is astonishing— about the poetry of witness, the power of poetry in general, and what we can do now in the world (refuse).
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thank you, to the bridge, for this thoughtful and lovely review of absolute animal:
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Rachel DeWoskin’s book is a journey through feelings, behaviors, and actions. The poems within act as a bridge of expression between how all living fauna act on their experiences. There are tales of...
Light wrote a brave and lucid piece about fear, the deep injustice of our health care system, and what it feels like (and might feel like in even worse circumstances) to watch the intense suffering of someone you love. Trolls have come for her, so please read and give a thumbs up! xoxo, rdw![]()
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For millions, our broken health care system turns desperation into tragedy
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Last October — exactly a week before my 17th birthday — my mother was hospitalized with pericardial effusion. What had seemed like simple shoulder pain turned into a weeks-long stay in the intensi...
Thank you Boston Globe, for this fantastic coverage of our collective project It Can't Happen Here - Again, coming to a theater, bookshop, park, living room, community center, church, temple, and/or art space near you this summer on July 19th. JOIN US! www.bostonglobe.com/2024/06/14/opinion/it-cant-happen-here-play-donald-trump/![]()
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“It’s a literal expression of collective action,” author and poet Rachel DeWoskin, chair of WDA’s Michigan chapter, said in an interview. DeWoskin hopes the productions will motivate Americans to shake off their political exhaustion and get involved. “That’s what art does.”![]()
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As of this writing, “It Can’t Happen Here — Again” already is slated in more states than the 1936 version. “It’s kind of magnificent what’s starting to happen,” said author James Carroll, who is on the WDA steering committee and co-wrote the adaptation with DeWoskin and Wesley Savick of Suffolk University’s theatre department. “It’s citizens finding a way to do something, rather than jump off the roof.”
A new plot for America - The Boston Globe
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The 1936 play “It Can’t Happen Here” is adapted for our times.
Raisa Tolchinsky has been a uniquely fierce & thoughtful poet since she was a kid - I remember her spending her teenage weekends at literary events in Chicago, working through books and the world like a small warrior. Her first collection, Glass Jaw, just came out - and it is a thrilling debut. Don't miss the chance to read her poems, and please join us for a reading, conversation, and celebration tonight at Women & Children First. 7 pm. xo, rdw
In-Person: GLASS JAW by Raisa Tolchinsky
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Please join us for a poetry reading celebrating Glass Jaw by Raisa Tolchinsky! The author will be in conversation with Rachel DeWoskin.